2021-05-12 20:53:47

by Shakeel Butt

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Subject: [PATCH] cgroup: disable controllers at parse time

This patch effectively reverts the commit a3e72739b7a7 ("cgroup: fix
too early usage of static_branch_disable()"). The commit 6041186a3258
("init: initialize jump labels before command line option parsing") has
moved the jump_label_init() before parse_args() which has made the
commit a3e72739b7a7 unnecessary. On the other hand there are
consequences of disabling the controllers later as there are subsystems
doing the controller checks for different decisions. One such incident
is reported [1] regarding the memory controller and its impact on memory
reclaim code.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]

Signed-off-by: Shakeel Butt <[email protected]>
Reported-by: NOMURA JUNICHI(野村 淳一) <[email protected]>
---
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c | 13 +++++--------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index e049edd66776..e7a9a2998245 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -5634,8 +5634,6 @@ int __init cgroup_init_early(void)
return 0;
}

-static u16 cgroup_disable_mask __initdata;
-
/**
* cgroup_init - cgroup initialization
*
@@ -5694,12 +5692,8 @@ int __init cgroup_init(void)
* disabled flag and cftype registration needs kmalloc,
* both of which aren't available during early_init.
*/
- if (cgroup_disable_mask & (1 << ssid)) {
- static_branch_disable(cgroup_subsys_enabled_key[ssid]);
- printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling %s control group subsystem\n",
- ss->name);
+ if (!cgroup_ssid_enabled(ssid))
continue;
- }

if (cgroup1_ssid_disabled(ssid))
printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling %s control group subsystem in v1 mounts\n",
@@ -6214,7 +6208,10 @@ static int __init cgroup_disable(char *str)
if (strcmp(token, ss->name) &&
strcmp(token, ss->legacy_name))
continue;
- cgroup_disable_mask |= 1 << i;
+
+ static_branch_disable(cgroup_subsys_enabled_key[i]);
+ pr_info("Disabling %s control group subsystem\n",
+ ss->name);
}
}
return 1;
--
2.31.1.607.g51e8a6a459-goog


2021-05-19 18:28:23

by Shakeel Butt

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] cgroup: disable controllers at parse time

On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 1:19 PM Shakeel Butt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> This patch effectively reverts the commit a3e72739b7a7 ("cgroup: fix
> too early usage of static_branch_disable()"). The commit 6041186a3258
> ("init: initialize jump labels before command line option parsing") has
> moved the jump_label_init() before parse_args() which has made the
> commit a3e72739b7a7 unnecessary. On the other hand there are
> consequences of disabling the controllers later as there are subsystems
> doing the controller checks for different decisions. One such incident
> is reported [1] regarding the memory controller and its impact on memory
> reclaim code.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]
>
> Signed-off-by: Shakeel Butt <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: NOMURA JUNICHI(野村 淳一) <[email protected]>

Nomura, I think you have already tested this patch, so, can you please
add your tested-by tag?

Tejun, any comments or concerns?

Yang, do you think we should add Fixes tag to make sure this patch
lands in 5.13 where your shrinker patches landed?

> ---
> kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c | 13 +++++--------
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
> index e049edd66776..e7a9a2998245 100644
> --- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
> +++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
> @@ -5634,8 +5634,6 @@ int __init cgroup_init_early(void)
> return 0;
> }
>
> -static u16 cgroup_disable_mask __initdata;
> -
> /**
> * cgroup_init - cgroup initialization
> *
> @@ -5694,12 +5692,8 @@ int __init cgroup_init(void)
> * disabled flag and cftype registration needs kmalloc,
> * both of which aren't available during early_init.
> */
> - if (cgroup_disable_mask & (1 << ssid)) {
> - static_branch_disable(cgroup_subsys_enabled_key[ssid]);
> - printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling %s control group subsystem\n",
> - ss->name);
> + if (!cgroup_ssid_enabled(ssid))
> continue;
> - }
>
> if (cgroup1_ssid_disabled(ssid))
> printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling %s control group subsystem in v1 mounts\n",
> @@ -6214,7 +6208,10 @@ static int __init cgroup_disable(char *str)
> if (strcmp(token, ss->name) &&
> strcmp(token, ss->legacy_name))
> continue;
> - cgroup_disable_mask |= 1 << i;
> +
> + static_branch_disable(cgroup_subsys_enabled_key[i]);
> + pr_info("Disabling %s control group subsystem\n",
> + ss->name);
> }
> }
> return 1;
> --
> 2.31.1.607.g51e8a6a459-goog
>

2021-05-19 18:34:27

by Yang Shi

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] cgroup: disable controllers at parse time

On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 11:13 AM Shakeel Butt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 1:19 PM Shakeel Butt <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > This patch effectively reverts the commit a3e72739b7a7 ("cgroup: fix
> > too early usage of static_branch_disable()"). The commit 6041186a3258
> > ("init: initialize jump labels before command line option parsing") has
> > moved the jump_label_init() before parse_args() which has made the
> > commit a3e72739b7a7 unnecessary. On the other hand there are
> > consequences of disabling the controllers later as there are subsystems
> > doing the controller checks for different decisions. One such incident
> > is reported [1] regarding the memory controller and its impact on memory
> > reclaim code.
> >
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Shakeel Butt <[email protected]>
> > Reported-by: NOMURA JUNICHI(野村 淳一) <[email protected]>
>
> Nomura, I think you have already tested this patch, so, can you please
> add your tested-by tag?
>
> Tejun, any comments or concerns?
>
> Yang, do you think we should add Fixes tag to make sure this patch
> lands in 5.13 where your shrinker patches landed?

Yes, I think we should, please do that.

>
> > ---
> > kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c | 13 +++++--------
> > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
> > index e049edd66776..e7a9a2998245 100644
> > --- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
> > +++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
> > @@ -5634,8 +5634,6 @@ int __init cgroup_init_early(void)
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > -static u16 cgroup_disable_mask __initdata;
> > -
> > /**
> > * cgroup_init - cgroup initialization
> > *
> > @@ -5694,12 +5692,8 @@ int __init cgroup_init(void)
> > * disabled flag and cftype registration needs kmalloc,
> > * both of which aren't available during early_init.
> > */
> > - if (cgroup_disable_mask & (1 << ssid)) {
> > - static_branch_disable(cgroup_subsys_enabled_key[ssid]);
> > - printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling %s control group subsystem\n",
> > - ss->name);
> > + if (!cgroup_ssid_enabled(ssid))
> > continue;
> > - }
> >
> > if (cgroup1_ssid_disabled(ssid))
> > printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling %s control group subsystem in v1 mounts\n",
> > @@ -6214,7 +6208,10 @@ static int __init cgroup_disable(char *str)
> > if (strcmp(token, ss->name) &&
> > strcmp(token, ss->legacy_name))
> > continue;
> > - cgroup_disable_mask |= 1 << i;
> > +
> > + static_branch_disable(cgroup_subsys_enabled_key[i]);
> > + pr_info("Disabling %s control group subsystem\n",
> > + ss->name);
> > }
> > }
> > return 1;
> > --
> > 2.31.1.607.g51e8a6a459-goog
> >

Subject: Re: ##freemail## Re: [PATCH] cgroup: disable controllers at parse time

On 2021/05/19 4:54, Yang Shi wrote:
> On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 11:13 AM Shakeel Butt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 1:19 PM Shakeel Butt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> This patch effectively reverts the commit a3e72739b7a7 ("cgroup: fix
>>> too early usage of static_branch_disable()"). The commit 6041186a3258
>>> ("init: initialize jump labels before command line option parsing") has
>>> moved the jump_label_init() before parse_args() which has made the
>>> commit a3e72739b7a7 unnecessary. On the other hand there are
>>> consequences of disabling the controllers later as there are subsystems
>>> doing the controller checks for different decisions. One such incident
>>> is reported [1] regarding the memory controller and its impact on memory
>>> reclaim code.
>>>
>>> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Shakeel Butt <[email protected]>
>>> Reported-by: NOMURA JUNICHI($BLnB<!!=_0l(B) <[email protected]>
>>
>> Nomura, I think you have already tested this patch, so, can you please
>> add your tested-by tag?

Sure, I have confirmed the problem still occurs with v5.13-rc2 and it
disappeared with your patch.

So,
Tested-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <[email protected]>

--
Jun'ichi Nomura, NEC Corporation / NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.

2021-05-21 06:23:15

by Tejun Heo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] cgroup: disable controllers at parse time

On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 01:19:46PM -0700, Shakeel Butt wrote:
> This patch effectively reverts the commit a3e72739b7a7 ("cgroup: fix
> too early usage of static_branch_disable()"). The commit 6041186a3258
> ("init: initialize jump labels before command line option parsing") has
> moved the jump_label_init() before parse_args() which has made the
> commit a3e72739b7a7 unnecessary. On the other hand there are
> consequences of disabling the controllers later as there are subsystems
> doing the controller checks for different decisions. One such incident
> is reported [1] regarding the memory controller and its impact on memory
> reclaim code.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]
>
> Signed-off-by: Shakeel Butt <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: NOMURA JUNICHI(野村 淳一) <[email protected]>

Applied to cgroup/for-5.13-fixes.

Thanks.

--
tejun